Best permission plugins for WordPress
The most popular permission plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple Restrict leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of WP JV Post Reading Groups (200+) and Custom Role Creator (CRC) (100+). All 16 plugins tagged “permission” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 permission plugins
- 1.
Simple RestrictThe most installed permission plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 15 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 2.
WP JV Post Reading Groups200+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 9 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 3.
Custom Role Creator (CRC)100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
CR40+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 5.
Wp Restricted40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 6.
Permissions & Security Audit30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 7.
Show User Level Content10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.1.
- 8.
Restrict Page Parents10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 9.
Show Content by User Level10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.1.
- 10.
User Upgrade Capability10+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 7 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
All 16 plugins tagged “permission”
Simple Restrict
Up in the last 7 days:8#6,458by WP Chill3 months ago
Restrict pages based on permissions assigned to pages and granted in user profiles.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(15)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WP JV Post Reading Groups
Down in the last 7 days:25#12,221by Janos Ver6 years ago
Easily create posts and pages visible only for selected users of your blog
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.7(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Role Creator (CRC)
Up in the last 7 days:64#14,166by Ratul Hasan1 year ago
Custom Role Creator plugin allows you to add or change user roles and capabilities easily.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
CR
Up in the last 7 days:35#21,598by WPtownhall2 years ago
Important Notice:
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Wp Restricted
Down in the last 7 days:50#22,624by Navdeep7 years ago
wp admin ban for all ip except one ip .
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Permissions & Security Audit
Down in the last 7 days:297#23,912by Andrew Stewart5 years ago
Permissions & Security Audit is a plugin that runs a series of tests to check common security issues with the following areas:
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Show User Level Content
Up in the last 7 days:4,512#39,126by rexreed17 years ago
This simple plug-in hides content from all users except those that exceed a specific user level.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Restrict Page Parents
#40,690by tom.maitland13 years ago
Restrict Page Parents restricts page parent options to those owned by the user, with the option of forcing a page parent.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Show Content by User Level
Down in the last 7 days:4,554#47,454show-content-by-user-level17 years ago
This simple plug-in hides content from all users except those that exceed a specific user level.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
User Upgrade Capability
#47,516by Justin Fletcher2 years ago
Link multiple network sites/blogs together - Maintain only one site list of users.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.7(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
LH Buddypress Disable Group Deletion
Down in the last 7 days:3,551#47,711by shawfactor4 years ago
Remove the ability for non site admins to delete groups or change group settings.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WSKR Posts
#49,769by wskr5 years ago
Bring the power of WSKR to WordPress. Turn your posts into premium content and generate pay-per-article revenue.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Yaurau-Ip-Blocker
#62,609by yaurau8 years ago
The plugin blocks IP-addresses on the entered IP-address, and temporarily blocks IP-addresses when exceeding the limit enter login and password and di …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Jits Role Editor
Down in the last 7 days:18,116#71,465by William1 year ago
Manage WordPress roles easily: create, edit, assign or remove user roles easily and intuitively.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day